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Friday, April 5, 2013

Side Effects of Isagenix

Isagenix is a cleansing program but if often causes painful side effects and danger to life....

Headache

Headaches are one of the most common side effects associated with Isagenix. Both those who lost weight on the program and those who did not have reported feeling pain in their temples. These headaches ranged from minor, dull pains to intense, blinding headaches.

Shaking

Those who have completed the Isagenix program sometimes complained about feeling nervous or having a "shaky" feeling. Experts believe that this is the result of the body not getting enough food while on the program.

Vomiting

A very small number of people on the Isagenix program experienced vomiting, especially when using the shakes as part of the program. The vomiting is sometimes the result of the stomach and taste buds reacting with the ingredients used. Many of the people who claimed to experience vomiting said that the side effect disappeared after a few days. This is one of the very rare side effects associated with using Isagenix, and it is reported in only a small number of cases.

Dizziness

Dizziness is an often reported side effect associated with Isagenix. Like the shaking, this is often connected to the lack of food. It typically appears towards the end of the cleanse because the body needs more food to survive. In other cases, it may begin to appear earlier as the body tries to adjust to the sudden reduction in calories. The user usually feels dizzy when standing suddenly or making quick movements.

Wednesday, March 27, 2013

One of the most informative sources of
fact-based skepticism and useful context regarding Isagenix, and the way shady
MLM businesses operate in general, is over at Real Scam, a website forum focused
on sorting out what is a scam, and what is not a scam.

"I didn’t set out to write an article about this. It
started when I received an e-mail inquiry about Isagenix. I posted my answer on
a discussion list and it was picked up and published on the healthfraudoz
website. Sandy Szwarc approved of it and kindly reposted it on her Junkfood
Science blog. As I write, the comments on the healthfraudoz website have
reached a total of 176. A few commenters approved of what I wrote, but the
majority of commenters tried to defend Isagenix. Their arguments were
irrational, incompetent, and sometimes amusing.

It was as if no one had
actually read what I wrote. No one bothered to address any of my specific
criticisms. No one even tried to defend Isagenix’s false claims that toxicity
accounts for most disease, that the body protects itself from toxins by coating
them with fat, and that internal organs become clogged and deteriorate if you
don’t “cleanse.” No one offered any evidence that “detoxification” improves
human health. No one tried to identify any of the alleged toxins or show that
they are actually removed. No one tried to provide any rationale for the
particular combination of ingredients in Isagenix products (242 of them!).

No
one questioned my assertion that “no caffeine added” was inaccurate because
green tea was added and it contains caffeine. No one commented on my observation
that the amount of vitamin A in the products was dangerous and went against the
recommendations of The Medical Letter. No one offered any evidence that more
weight was lost by adding Isagenix to a low calorie diet and exercise. I offered
some alternative explanations that might account for people believing it was
effective when it wasn’t; no one commented on that. The medical advisor on the
Isagenix website argued that at $5 a day Isagenix is less expensive than open
heart surgery. I pointed out that that was a laughable false dichotomy: it’s not
a matter of choosing between open heart surgery and diet
supplements.

No one commented on that. Instead of rational responses,
we got …TestimonialsAnti-TestimonialsRebuttals to Negative
Testimonials“Evidence” that it worksDefense of Multi-Level
MarketingPersonal Attacks on MeKudosAttacks on the Medical
ProfessionAttacks on ScienceAttacks on FDA and Big
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Comments"

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Arianna Huffington: Mindfulness, Meditation, Wellness and Their Connection to Corporate America's Bottom Line: Though awareness is growing, there are still too many companies that don't yet realize the benefits of a focus on wellness. "The lack of attention to employee needs helps explain why the United States spends more on health care than other countries but gets worse outcomes," wrote Jeffrey Pfeffer, professor at Stanford's Graduate School of Business. "We have no mandatory vacation or sick day requirements, and we do have chronic layoffs, overwork, and stress. Working in many organizations is simply hazardous to your health." And thus to the health of your company as well. "I hope businesses will wake up to the fact that if they don't do well by their employees, chances are they're not doing well, period," Pfeffer said.